Ruth Rozzell

Ruth Rozzell gently passed away August 31, 2010, in Boise, Idaho, at her loving daughters home in Boise. She was born November 20, 1924, in Clovis, New Mexico to Vernon Elliot and Lenora Cheely Elliott. The Elliot family had a farm near Grier where Ruth grew and thrived along with her brother, Dale, and sister, Nell.

In June 1942, Ruth married a Ranchvale school mate, Leon Beaver. Shortly after graduation from high school, they started their new married life by working in an airplane plant during WWII. As the war came to a close, they moved back from Wichita, Kansas to live and work on the Beaver family farm, four miles east and one mile south of Ranchvale. It was there that they raised their two children, Sharon and Ricky.

There was a great community spirit of love and friendship in the Ranchvale community. One of Ruths favorite memories was at Easter time. Easter Sunday began with a beautiful sunrise service, followed by a big breakfast at the Ranchvale Methodist Church. Afterwards, dyed Easter eggs were hidden and gathered many times for the next few hours, over and over again, to the delight of everyone involved.

Ruth and Leon moved to Clovis in 1957. After Leon was killed in an accident in 1966, Ruth went back to school and became a nurse, and worked at the Clovis Memorial Hospital. She loved nursing and especially working on the obstetrics floor where she helped deliver many Curry County babies.

She married Jim Rozzell, the local County Assessor, in 1972. They enjoyed 25 years together before he died in 1997. They were members of the Good Sams Club and enjoyed traveling with their friends. Ruth had the opportunity to travel to many different locations around the world. Her favorite place was the city of Ephesus in Greece.

Ruth was an accomplished seamstress. She could go into one of the nice department stores, study a beautiful dress, and go home and make one just like it. She was also a skilled artist in both oils and watercolors. Many of her paintings hang in her room in Boise.

She was preceded in death by her parents her brother, Dale Elliott sister, Nell Young husband, Leon Beaver husband, Jim Rozzell and her beloved grandson, Brian Beaver.
Ruth is survived by her daughter, Sharon and Sharons husband, Bob Bolinder her son, Ricky, and daughterinlaw, Myrna Beaver four grandchildren, and 13 greatgrandchildren.

In later years, she moved to Boise to live with her daughter, Sharon, and soninlaw, Bob. The large Bolinder family became her own. They all referred to her as Grandma Ruth.

Viewing will be at SteedTodd Funeral Home, 800 E. Manana, Clovis, NM 88101. Memorial services will be held in Boise on Friday, September 3, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at the LDS Church on Bogus Basin Road. Funeral services will be held under the direction of SteedTodd Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Clovis, New Mexico. Interment will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis at 8:30 a.m. before the funeral service. Tributes and condolences can be left at www.relyeafuneralchapel.com or www.steedtodd.com.

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